Each year, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) spends the month of April celebrating the lifesaving program that is Medicaid. Medicaid provides quality health care to more than 80 million people in the nation. Below is a curated selection or resources and cases we believe highlight our advocacy over the past year.
- May 2, 2016
Q&A: Differences Between Marketplace and Medicaid MAGI
Wayne TurnerThis Q&A outlines a common error made by states when determining eligibility under Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI), leading…
- April 29, 2016
Lessons from CA: Marketplace Benefits and Networks
Michelle LilienfeldThis month's Lessons from California highlights California's update to its Marketplace benefit design for 2017 and changes that were…
- April 20, 2016
Health Advocate: Section 1332 Waivers for State Innovation and Medicaid
Leo Cuello and dfitzgeraldIn December 2015, CMS provided guidance on section 1332 waivers and clarified the interactions between section 1332 and Medicaid.…
- March 24, 2016
Amicus Brief: California v. Trump
dfitzgeraldThe National Health Law Program (NHeLP) filed on October 21, a "friend of the court" brief in federal court…
- February 1, 2016
NHeLP Comments: CMS-Applications to Support Eligibility Determinations for Enrollment Through Health Benefits Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP
Mara Youdelman and dfitzgeraldCMS-10440, Data Collection To Support Eligibility Determinations for Insurance Affordability Programs and Enrollment Through Health Benefits Exchanges, Medicaid and…
- January 22, 2016
Modified Adjusted Gross Income – MAGI 101
Wayne TurnerThese slides provide an overview of Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) - the methodology used to determine financial eligibility…
- January 20, 2016
NHeLP Comments: Healthy Ohio Program Section 1115 Demonstration
Leo CuelloIn comments to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, NHeLP Director of Health Policy Leonardo…
- December 15, 2015
Health Advocate: Litigation Round-Up
Jane PerkinsThis issue of Health Advocate provides NHeLP's annual summary of some of the year's notable court cases. The Supreme…
- December 15, 2015
MAGI Household Quick Reference Guide
Wayne TurnerOne page MAGI household reference guide covering marketplace household, medicaid household, and rules for non-filers/non-dependents.
- November 24, 2015
Health Advocate: Reproductive Health Data and Accountability Project
dfitzgeraldThis month's Health Advocate details our Reproductive Health Data and Accountability Project, which, in collaboration with the Advancing New…
- October 20, 2015
Health Advocate: Autism Spectrum Disorders
Abbi CoursolleThis month's Health Advocate reviews the advocacy history that led up to guidance from the Centers for Medicare &…
- September 30, 2015
NHeLP Comments: Proposed 2017 Essential Health Benefits Benchmark Plans
Michelle LilienfeldNHeLP comments on the proposed 2017 Essential Health Benefits Benchmark Plans to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
- September 23, 2015
Health Advocate: Nondiscrimination and the ACA
Mara YoudelmanIn this month's Health Advocate, NHeLP provides an overview of the proposed regulation implementing Section 1557 of the ACA.…
- August 31, 2015
Step Guide to Reviewing Your State’s 2017 Essential Health Benefits Benchmark
Michelle LilienfeldIntroduced by the Affordable Care Act, Essential Health Benefits (EHB) are a set of ten health care service categories…
- July 29, 2015
Issue No. 5 – Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees
Wayne TurnerIntroduced by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Essential Health Benefits (EHB) are a set of ten health care service…
- July 29, 2015
Issue No. 4 – United States Pharmacopeia Classification System
Michelle LilienfeldIntroduced by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Essential Health Benefits (EHB) are a set of ten health care service…
- June 30, 2015
NHeLP Comments on Out-of-Pocket (OOP) Cost Comparison Tool for the Federally-Facilitated Marketplaces
dfitzgeraldNHeLP comments on May 29, 2015 CMS Bulletin on Proposed Out-of-Pocket (OOP) Cost Comparison Tool for the Federally-facilitated Marketplaces (FFMs).…
- June 22, 2015
EHB Prescription Drug Standard Issue No. 3 – Mail-Order Pharmacies
Wayne Turner and Shyaam SubramanianIntroduced by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Essential Health Benefits (EHB) are a set of ten health care service…
- May 29, 2015
Lessons From CA: Essential Health Benefits
Michelle LilienfeldIntroduced by the Affordable Care Act, the Essential Health Benefits (EHBs) are a set of ten health care service…
- May 18, 2015
Health Advocate: Home & Community-Based Services
Elizabeth EdwardsThis month's issue of the Health Advocate offers guidance for advocates and a review of existing state-based transition plans…